Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,240 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (1878-1949)
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Janet Emerson Bashen (1957- )
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Addie Wyatt (1924-2012)
Mari Evans Unveils Her Postage Stamp in Uganda, 1997
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Mari E. Evans (1923- )

Explore Global African History

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Alfonso I [King] (?-1543)
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Saít Sökmen (1942– )
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(1967) The Arusha Declaration
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Slick Rick/Richard Walters (1965- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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“Going South: William Fontaine’s Trip to Virginia, 1948”
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Lewis G. Clarke: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Forgotten Hero
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Battle of Adwa (Adowa), 1896
UNIT 342A: L-R, Alberta Hunter, Alfred Elkins, Ollie Crawford, Leonard Caston, Mae Gaddy & Joe Taps Miller
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Alberta Hunter and the Rhythm Rascals in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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